Are you sure about being okay for the quick drop of fish into a tank with lower salinity and staying. I understand the concept for FW dips as that they are short duration and the fish can handle it for a bit and the parasites can't.
Like the idea of getting fish from you knowing that they are quarantined but I think we're asking a bit much from you. To correctly quarantine fish, each of your shipments would need to be isolated from the next, as you would be breaking the QT if adding more stock to the same tank say in a week or two. Also if something like ich did show up after a period, then the clock starts again for everything. Just can pull out the one fish that might show signs. Then there's the issue of sterilizing tanks between shippings plus running without substrate during.
Think as buyers we need to be responsible, plus then also you're not opening yourself up if your QT goes wrong.
Also have read one of the reasons LFS go low is to save salt.
Last edited by mark; 10-25-2007 at 09:59 PM.
Reason: phrasing - trying to finish with the phone ringing, guy in my office, plus trying to rush out and get the kid from school
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